Tobias vs Vegard
Tobias and Vegardcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Tobias was ranked #15 and Vegard #219 among boys in Norway.
Tobias and Vegard over time
Tobias and Vegard appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Vegard reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tobias in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1998, Tobias moved ahead of Vegard in Norway · Boys — #35 and #32 the year before became #18 and #33.
- Mirrored each other
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Boys, Tobias rose about as far as Vegard fell — from #513 and #104 in 1967 to #15 and #219 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Tobias and Vegard were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 56 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #15 and #219.
List by list
Norway · Boys56 shared years, 1967–2025
Tobias held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Vegard in 28.
Highest recorded here: Tobias #1 in 2005, Vegard #19 in 1987.
The order changed in 1998: Tobias moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #35 and #32; by 1998 that had become #18 and #33.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Tobias #15, Vegard #219.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Tobias | Vegard |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /tʊ.ˈbiː.as/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #15 (2025) | Norway · Boys #219 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tobias has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek; used in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and German tradition); Vegard does not have one recorded yet.
- Tobias and Vegard both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Tobias; Vegard doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Tobias
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #116 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Vegard
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #291 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #219 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys